Strict
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Strict adjective – Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint. Usage example: that piano teacher is notoriously strict, but students make great strides under her tutelage
Soft is an antonym for strict in topics: severe, authoritarian.
Nearby Words: strictly, strictness
Antonyms for Strict
Soft
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Soft adjective – Tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others. Usage example: felt that his wife had been a little too soft on their son, and that more discipline was in order
Strict is an antonym for soft in topics: lenient, faint, compassionate, stupid, cushioned.
Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie
Antonyms for Soft
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Soft and Strict. (2016). Retrieved 2022, May 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/soft
Strict & Soft. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/soft>.
Soft or Strict. 2016. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/soft.
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